The Moon's orbit and the earth's orbit intersect and these two intersecting points are known as North Node (Rahu) and the South Node (Ketu). These points differ by 180 degrees. They are mathematical points which influence human behaviour. Hence great importance has been assigned to these Nodes in Vedic Astrology.

Rahu in the Ascendant

Rahu in the Ascendant makes one disease-prone and lazy. Will lack mercy, wealth, happiness, righteousness & happiness from children. Won't have much longevity. Will be subject to the temptations of the flesh.

But if Rahu is in the signs of Cancer, Taurus or Aries, these effects will be invalid as he is powerful in these signs.

Rahu in the Second House

Will have less wealth. May be sunk in debts. Will be diplomatic but then diplomacy is a dignified form of concealed hypocrisy. Will be anger-prone. May have diseases on the face. All malefic planets in the second are adverse for wealth.

Rahu in the Third House

Will have a high opinion of oneself. Will have the power of attraction. Will be liberal and spendthrift. This postion of the North Node confers good longevity as the Upachayas (3, 6, 10 & 11 houses are good for malefics). This also is a Kubera Yoga - a position for wealth.

Rahu in the Fourth House

Medical Astrology postulates that heart may be afflicted if any malefic is posited in the fourth. (As the Fourth House rules the heart). Will be devoid of happiness, landed properties, relatives and conveyances. All relatives will become your enemies. This position of the North Node is detrimental to getting legacy from mother.

Rahu in the Fifth House

Will have less progeny, only one son. Will be anger-prone. Will be abandoned by relatives. Will lack guts needed for success. Will be selfish and self-oriented.

Rahu in the Sixth House

Medical Astrology postulates that if a malefic is posited in the sixth, stomach disorders will haunt the native. Will have prosperity and along with prosperity, enemies. Will be virtuous, Will be famous, Will have good digestive power. Will be victorious but will have to face enemy trouble. Will be a commander and will be skilled in combat. Will be a lord with a lot of subordinates. Digestive tract disorders indicated. High longevity indicated.

Rahu in the Seventh House

Will be a spendthrift ignoring economic prudence. Will lack general happiness and intelligence. Will give priority to liberty. Will be disease-prone. Will be devoid of marital happiness. Will have to face humiliation. May be insulted by women. Body may be tormented by ill health. Will be traveling a lot.

Rahu in the Eighth House

Will be subject to persecution and calumny. Will have less longevity. Will lack happiness from progeny. This position of the North Node indicates Karmic backlog. Will be devoid of relatives and wealth. Will be melancholic & sorrowful. Will be quarrelsome and will be fastidious. Will have to face defeat in many situations.

Rahu in the Ninth House

This is a Raja Yoga (regal power) causing Rahu. Napolean had this yoga (Libra rising, Rahu in Gemini). Will have wealth, relatives and sons. Will have reverence for the preceptors and devotion to spiritual people. May harm the father. Will be devoid of Dharma. Will be a misogynist.

Rahu in the Tenth House

Will be famous and endowed with professional skill. Will be fond of war and the battlefield. Will not hesitate to do evil acts. Will be adventurous and will have a lot of consorts. This dominance of Rahu on the Meridien is capable of conferring regal status, knowledge and valour.

Rahu in the Eleventh House

Will be wealthy with high education. Will have good longevity and a lot of good subordinates. Will have high professional skill. Will be strong and will be prosperous. Will have high longevity and humble. Will enjoy all comforts.

Rahu in the Twelfth House

Will be averse to committing sins publicly. Will be subject to health hazards. Will have eye troubles and will be devoid of sons & wealth. Will be weak and may fall from profession. This adverse position of Rahu is not good from the perspective of profession as a fall is imminent.

Astrology and the Science of Numbers (Numerology)

The highest level of any science is Mathematics and Mathematics is the science of Numbers. In other words, the Absolute and Relative Realities can be represented by Numbers. No wonder Pythagorus glimpsed the mystery of the Universe in numbers.

Gem Therapy

The Human Electro-magnetic Field (also known as the Auric Field) has been proved by Kirlian Photography. The part of the body afflicted by disease will be darkened and a gem therapist gives the much needed cosmic color (gemstone) to redeem the area afflicted by disease.

Astrology, Holistic Medicine & Ayurveda

Holistic medicine postulates that the responsibility for healthcare rests in the patient's hands because that is where the knowledge and control of the variables lie (diet, stress, exercise, genetics, emotion & medication).

The Five Levels of Being - The Yogic Model

These are the five concentric sheaths enveloping the Self, the Divine Spark in man!

1. Physical Sheath (Annamaya Kosha)

2. Vital Sheath (Pranamaya Kosha)

3. Mental Sheath (Manomaya Kosha)

4. Intellectual Sheath (Vijnanamaya Kosha)

5. Bliss Sheath (Anandamaya Kosha)

Disease is the imbalance in any of the three lower sheaths of existence - physical, vital & mental.

The microcosm & the macrocosm are are in unbroken communion with each other & are structured on the same pattern. At the level of the physical sheath, food, water & oxygen enter the microcosm and Co2, waste products etc return to the macrocosm. This is true of other sheaths also. The individual cannot exist independent of the cosmos. The interdependence of the Microcosm & the Macrocosm is known in Classical Philosophy as the Bio-Cosmic tieup. If the exchange between the physical sheath and the physical world around it is defective, the body will become ill, and death will result if it is stopped altogether.

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Vedic Holistic Medicine is Ayurveda and its prophylactic aspect is Naturopathy. All non-veg food is acidic and the alkaline food which is needed for the body is that which cometh from Nature. So if we live in rhythm with Natural Law, no disease can visit us.

The approach of Yoga Therapy is based on the holistic concept of human being; the five "sheaths" of existence of which the physical sheath (Annamaya Kosha) is only the first. The second is the Vital Sheath (Pranamaya Kosha), that is made up of the Vital Energy called Prana which flows through invisible channels called Nadis. The third is the Mental Sheath (Manomaya Kosha) The fourth is the Intellectual Sheath (Vijnanamaya Kosha) and the final sheath is the Bliss Sheath (Ananda Maya Kosha). The Bliss Sheath is found to consist of the positive energy associated with the Divine Self. It is from this sheath that the inner peace characteristic of true Bliss emanates.

Astrology & Occult Vibratory Chemistry (Tantra)

A different but parallel model of human personality was developed by the Tantras. Whereas the Upanishads speak of Five Sheaths or Koshas, the Tantras speak of six chakras. These Chakras are (in ascending order)

1. Root Chakra (Muladhara)

2. Anal Chakra (Manipura)

3. Solar Plexus Chakra (Swadhistana)

4. Heart Chakra (Anahata)

5. Throat Chakra (Vishuddhi)

6. Eyebrow Chakra (Ajna)

Life is regarded as the unfolding of the Self at six different levels of consciousness known as Chakras in the magnificent Tantric Model. In mundane people the unfolding takes place only at the first three chakras which represent procreation, metabolism & speech; the higher three chakras remain latent. The awakening of the higher chakras results in the unfolding and fulfillment of Life Divine. When the Kundalini, the Serpentine Power inherent in humans, rises from the Root Chakra (Muladhara) to the Crown Chakra (Sahasrara), man achieves Cosmic Consciousness.

The Spirit shall take up the human play The earthly life become the Life Divine!

Books as the source of knowledge

"Books are the legacies that a great genius leaves to mankind, to posterity" said Dante. Without books we cannot acquire knowledge. With the advent of the New Age in the Kali Yuga, a spiritual revolution has been ushered & many Redeemers will be there to save mankind!